Bell-Varner House is a historic home located at Leitersburg,

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. It is a -story, five-bay brick dwelling with a two-story, four-bay rear wing, built in 1851 It features a partially enclosed double porch and

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roof. It was listed on the

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in 1979.

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*, including photo in 1974, at Maryland Historical Trust Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Houses in Washington County, Maryland Houses completed in 1851 1851 establishments in Maryland National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Maryland {{WashingtonCountyMD-NRHP-stub